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White to mate in two

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Originally posted by SwissGambit
W. Shinkman, Shakmaty v. SSSR 1886
[fen]3N4/kBP5/2P5/B7/1K6/8/8/8 w - - 0 1[/fen]
#2
a) diagram
b) remove Pc6
c) and remove Bb7
d) and remove Ba5
a)
1. c8=N+ Kb8
2. c7#

b)
Originally thought along the line
1. Bb6+ Kxb6
2. c8=N+
before spotting Kc7...
However I think the solution is
1. c8=B Kb8
2. Nc6#

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For TheSlayer01:


Black's best move?
Only reason this is up- to see how much people can see on a board. It's not even hard.

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Originally posted by SwissGambit
W. Shinkman, Shakmaty v. SSSR 1886
[fen]3N4/kBP5/2P5/B7/1K6/8/8/8 w - - 0 1[/fen]
#2
a) diagram
b) remove Pc6
c) and remove Bb7
d) and remove Ba5
c) 1.c8=R Ka6 2.Ra8#
d) 1.c8=Q Kb6 2.Qb7#

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Every answer includes promotion to a different piece-
a) N
b) B
c) R
d) Q

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Originally posted by DeepRed
For TheSlayer01:
[fen]r4rk1/p1q1bppp/n3b3/Bpp5/3PpPn1/PQPBp1P1/1PN1N1KP/3R2R1 [/fen]
Black's best move?
Only reason this is up- to see how much people can see on a board. It's not even hard.
...Qxa5 looks reasonable.

Edit: And also ...BxQ BxQ PxB.

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Originally posted by DeepRed
Every answer includes promotion to a different piece-
a) N
b) B
c) R
d) Q


a) 1.c8=N+ Kb8 2.c7#
b) 1.c8=B Kb8 2.c7+ Ka7 3.Nc6#
c) 1.c8=R=stalemate
d) 1.c8=Q=stalemate

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Originally posted by Dutch Defense
[fen]3N4/kBP5/2P5/B7/1K6/8/8/8 w - - 0 1[/fen]

a) 1.c8=N+ Kb8 2.c7#
b) 1.c8=B Kb8 2.c7+ Ka7 3.Nc6#
c) 1.c8=R=stalemate
d) 1.c8=Q=stalemate
Well, at least you got one out of four right. 😛

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Originally posted by Dutch Defense
[fen]3N4/kBP5/2P5/B7/1K6/8/8/8 w - - 0 1[/fen]

a) 1.c8=N+ Kb8 2.c7#
b) 1.c8=B Kb8 2.c7+ Ka7 3.Nc6#
c) 1.c8=R=stalemate
d) 1.c8=Q=stalemate
Even if those were correct, the answers have already been posted.

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Originally posted by SwissGambit
W. Shinkman, Shakmaty v. SSSR 1886
[fen]3N4/kBP5/2P5/B7/1K6/8/8/8 w - - 0 1[/fen]
#2
a) diagram
b) remove Pc6
c) and remove Bb7
d) and remove Ba5
1) a) c8=N+ and c7#
b) 1 c8=B Kb8 2Nc6#
c) now is this remove both c6 and Bb7 ... 1. c8=R Ka6 2 Ra8#
d) remove all bar knight and c7 pawn? 1. c8=Q Kb6 2 Qb7#

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Originally posted by DeepRed
For TheSlayer01:
[fen]r4rk1/p1q1bppp/n3b3/Bpp5/3PpPn1/PQPBp1P1/1PN1N1KP/3R2R1 [/fen]
Black's best move?
Only reason this is up- to see how much people can see on a board. It's not even hard.
To be honest I would probally go for Bxb3 expecting Bxc7 and following with exd3 now Rxd3 Bxc2 rook looks trapped

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Originally posted by TheSlayer01
To be honest I would probally go for Bxb3 expecting Bxc7 and following with exd3 now Rxd3 Bxc2 rook looks trapped
Yes. Some go for
1. Nf2
2. Qxe6! fxe6
3. Bxc7 Nxc7
which although wins the Bishop next turn, I think is still not as good.

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So is Bxb3 the best reply?

Here is another mate in 2 not very hard but I thought it was a great one if you consider the composer was blind.

White to play and mate in 2 {C. G. Watney (1920)}

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Originally posted by TheSlayer01
So is Bxb3 the best reply?

Here is another mate in 2 not very hard but I thought it was a great one if you consider the composer was blind.

White to play and mate in 2 {C. G. Watney (1920)}

[fen]8/1PP1kPPP/1nKNNn2/8/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 1[/fen]
1.f8N! zugzwang. Black must move a Knight and allow (bx)c8=N# or (hx)g8=N# next.

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Very clever. Are your initials P.C.M.?

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P.C.M. not me who is that?